Great Egret (Ardea alba) feeding on fish in the Copley Retention Dam shallows at sunset.
Great Egret feeding
Little Pied Cormorant: Copley
Little Pied Cormorant at the inlet of Copley Retention Dam.
Crested Pigeon
Australian Magpie
Female Variegated Fairy-Wren
Emus bathing: Beltana
A family of emus bathing in Beltana’s town well, caught on wildlife camera.
Grey Teals in flight
Australasian Darter: Copley Retention Dam
A solitary Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) swimming very low in the water of Copley Retention Dam between spells of stalking fish underwater.
The Australasian Darter is classified as a Rare species and is protected by South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. This species was also nominated in 2018 for federal protection under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Red-kneed Dotterel: Copley Retention Dam
Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) feeding along the shoreline of Copley Retention Dam at sunset.
Freckled Duck: Copley Retention Dam
Freckled Ducks (Stictonetta naevosa) are uncommon, vulnerable in some states, and protected across Australia. Seen here at Copley Retention Dam in November.
